BLOOD PRESSURE AND RISK FOR STROKE OR BLEEDING EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RESULTS FROM THE ORBIT AF STUDY

Hypertension (HTN) is a known risk factor for stroke and bleeding in Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Yet, the contemporary association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the risk of stroke / transient ischemic attack (TIA) / systemic embolism (SE) and bleeding in AF in the community is unknown. We